"I certainly wouldn't blame the public for this. It really is the minority of people out there who are ruining it for everyone else. I would blame some of the reporting on the race, that has been very irresponsible.

"Those individuals know who they are. It is not all the media."

Froome leads by three minutes and 10 seconds from Nairo Quintana after the Colombian moved into second place in a stage won by Britain's Steve Cummings.